Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-38vs UNLV | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
#46
Carson Whitington
Senior long snapper for Sam Houston. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 240 lb · El Campo, TX · El Campo HS / Blinn College
Returning to Sam Houston for 2026
The story
4 long snapper for Sam Houston. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearCarson Whitington
Carson Whitington has been at Sam Houston through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against UNLV, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coaches2024
K.C. Keeler
Sam Houston
2025era →
Phil Longo
Sam Houston
Coaching transition mid-career: K.C. Keeler → Phil Longo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Sam Houston10-3HC: K.C. Keeler · Run-heavy
2025Sam Houston2-10HC: Phil Longo · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Sam Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Long snapper · Sam Houston
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (20 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Sam Houston · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #117 · 2026 recruiting class #126
Background
2024 Season Joined the Bearkats in 2024 and served as the primary long snapper on punt coverage throughout the season … played in all 12 games … made a pair of tackles in punt coverage during the win at UTEP (10/3) … helped the Sam Houston punt unit average 35.7 net yards per punt while holding o...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology